PULLMAN, Wash. - No. 16 Washington State makes its final push for an NCAA
bid Sunday at the Pacific-10 Conference championships on Lake Natoma in
Rancho Cordova, Calif. The race not only encompasses the Pac-10, but also
teams from the entire West Coast. Last year, WSU finished fourth in
overall team scoring and sixth in the Varsity eight race. The Cougs were
third in both the Novice eight and JV eight and fifth in the Varsity four.

Cougs at the Pacific-10 Championships?WSU is looking to finish above
fourth as a team for the first time in school history?since the Pac-10 went
to the current scoring format, the Cougars have three straight fourth place
finishes?the new scoring system is based on finishes in the Varsity eight,
JV eight, Novice eight and the Varsity four?the Varsity eight carries the
most weight with 32 total points going to the winner?16 points are up for
grabs in the JV and Novice races, while the Varsity four champ earns eight
total team points?WSU's highest point total, 48, came in 1997?the Cougs
were two points behind California for third that year and finished just one
point behind Oregon State for third in 1999?the Cougars have won a total of
five races in Pac-10 action?the JV eight won back-to-back titles in 1995
and 1996, the Novice eight won the 1994 crown, and the Varsity four and
Novice four claimed WSU's first titles in 1991?the Varsity eight's best
finish is third-place showings in 1993, 1995 and 1996?last year's
disappointing sixth-place finish was the Cougar's worst-ever showing?the JV
boat has finished in the top three the last six seasons.

Morning Session (Preliminaries)

Time

Race

Teams (seed)

Varsity Four

7:50 a.m.

Heat 1

UW (1), Cal (4), SDSU (5), UCD (8), Colo (9)

(top three advance)

8:00 a.m.

Heat 2

WSU (2), OSU (3), St.M (6), USC (7),UCI (10)

Novice Eight

9:00 a.m.

Heat 1

UW (1), SDSU (6), UCI (7), LBSU (12), Stan(13), Ore (18), SCU (19)

(top two advance)

9:10 a.m.

Heat 2

WSU (2), UCD (5), LMU (8), SacSt. (11),GU (14), Chap (17), USC (20)

9:20 a.m.

Heat 3

OSU (3), Cal (4), UCSB (9), USD (10), PLU (15), HSU (16),UCLA (21)

JV Eight

9:30 a.m.

Heat 1

UW (1), USC (4), WSU (5), WWU (8), Stan (9)

(top three advance)

9:40 a.m.

Heat 2

Cal (2), OSU (3), SDSU (6), UCD (7),SacSt. (10)

Varsity Eight

10:40 a.m.

Heat 1

UW (1), SacSt. (6), GU (7), WWU (12), USD(13), UCI (18), UCLA (19)

(top two advance)

10:50 a.m.

Heat 2

Cal (2), WSU (5), UCD (8), Colo (11),UCSB (14), LBSU (17), St.M (20)

11:00 a.m.

Heat 3

USC (3), OSU (4), Stan (9), SDSU (10), LMU (15), PLU(16), SCU (21)

Afternoon Session (Finals)

Time

Race

Teams

Varsity Four

12:40 p.m.

Petite Final

4th, 5th place finishers from morning session

12:50 p.m.

Grand Final

1st, 2nd, 3rd place finishers from morning session

Novice Eight

1:50 p.m.

Third Final

5th, 6th place finishers from morning session

2:00 p.m.

Petite Final

3rd, 4th place finishers from morning session

2:10 p.m.

Grand Final

1st, 2nd place finishers from morning session

JV Eight

2:20 p.m.

Petite Final

4th, 5th place finishers from morning session

2:30 p.m.

Grand Final

1st, 2nd, 3rd place finishers from morning session

Varsity Eight

3:00 p.m.

Third Final

5th, 6th place finishers from morning session

3:20 p.m.

Petite Final

3rd, 4th place finishers from morning session

3:30 p.m.

Grand Final

1st, 2nd place finishers from morning session

Results from the Pacific-10 Conference Championships will be available on
the internet at:
www.pac-10.org

Year

Team Finish (pts)

V8

JV8

N8

V4

1991

NA

NA

NA

NA

First

1992

NA

Fifth

NA

Fourth

NA

1993

NA

Third

NA

Third

NA

1994

NA

Fourth

Second

First

NA

1995

NA

Third

First

Second

NA

1996

NA

Third

First

NA

NA

1997

Fourth (48)

Fifth

Second

NA

NA

1998

Fourth (44)

Fourth

Second

NA

Fourth

1999

Fourth (46)

Sixth

Third

Third

Fifth

Coach Crawford on the Pacific-10 Conference Championships?"Our goal is to
come away from Pac-10s in third place or better. Washington is obviously
the favorite and time-wise, Cal has raced the closest to Washington this
year. If we can get OSU and USC behind us, then we'll think about the next
step, but our goal was to finish third, and that will not be easy. OSU and
USC are looking for a top three finish too."

Last Race Recap?The opening day of boating season was not a day to
celebrate for the Washington State women's rowing team. WSU's Varsity four
finished third, eight seconds behind a pair of Husky boats May 6 at the
Opening Day Regatta on the Montlake Cut. The Washington "A" squad took
first in 7:25.01, while the UW "B" boat followed in 7:30.22. The Cougars
took third in a time of 7:33.74. Seattle Pacific finished fourth at
7:35.50, while Seattle U. rounded out the field at 7:57.47.

Ten years together?One thing has remained constant since women's rowing
first became a varsity sport at WSU in 1990?now in their tenth year
coaching together, Cougar coaches Tammy Crawford and Jodi Winchell have
been committed and successful at transforming rowing at WSU into a
nationally competitive program?Crawford is in her tenth season as the head
coach of the WSU rowing team and 14th season of collegiate
coaching?Winchell, Novice coach, is in her eighth year as a coach with the
Cougars?Michelle Kistler also returns to WSU for her second consecutive
year as an assistant coach.